The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-10

The Russian bear is again rousing itself
and begins again to creep stealthily to-
wards the end of the course Peter the
Great marked out for him. History
repeats itself" and the cycle of the cen
turies vexes Europe to-day from the
same point with the same question it
presented four hundred years ago.
There must again be fought one of the
decisive battles which decide the course
of human events for ages-once again
the barbarian lifts his hand against civil
zation as did the Persian, the Hun and
the turk in by-gone time. What nation
will stand forth as the champion of man
kind-the protector of the fruits OF past
achievement and the guardian of the fU-
ture: What state will he the Athens of
the nineteenth century: Like Athens,
there is one nation whose existence de
ponds ON the result of another battle of
Marathon which may be fought under
the shadow of the same mountains
which look out through the same purple
air ON the same bright sea- Will Eng
land realize the situation as did her ex-
eIuplar.
In the fifteenth century dying En-
pire lay in the throes of dissolution and
asked he help of Europe against the
Turk. While Europe sympathized and
debated the PalaeolOgus fell and civiliza-
ton mourned its mistake in blood and
tears for ages, while the Mahometan
hOr,ies overran its fairest fields made fat
with the death of its bravest and best.
Again civilization must take its stand to
protect its future in the same imperial
city-the pendulum of time swings back
to its old position. and thought and re-
ligion must protect that against which
in the ollen time it fought for life. The
forces are reversed, but the cause is the
same-the descendants of the old Varan-
gian guard attack the walls their ances-
tors defended, and the Russ is now OPP
posed To the Saxon who sought foreign
service To escape the conquering Nor
man.
For Russia is again advancing ON Con
stantinople and its fall will make the
Car rs dangerous To- freedom and prog
ress as the Turk was before him. Bnl-
garia is the bridge over which he seeks
passage to the land of his desire, and
victory will give him Il new army and
the wealth to support twill give him
a navy and position which makes it
terrible-wiil open To him the path trav
eled by Alexander and release the pent-
up flood of his colossals trength to- the
possible destruction of all for which the
wise have struggled, heroes fought and
brave men died since the fall of the Ro-
man Empire.
III England would defend India she must
stop the bear at the Tablespoonful Aus
tria would remain independent she must
protect Bulgaria and Roumania-if Ger
many would not despair of her safety
| she must join hands to- guard the Turk.
Let France forget her hate if she would
maintain her old position of champion of
| Chri5tendOm-the cross and the crescent
must oppose the progress of the wild
| beast of tine North. The .'despotism
| tempered by assassination" has become
the cruelty which is avenged by dyna-
mite and it seeks To reduce a world to its
own level Christian and infidei must
ton j. shields i'll cause which is that of
| civilization and whose defeat would NE
cessitate the appearance of another
Nartel Bulgaria viii not again delay
the Russian march unsupported and
! alone.